The DEBATE-Kansas City high school tournament season has seen tremendous growth this season. More students are competing in policy debate and student congress then anytime in the last decade. With the addition of several new schools from the Kansas City Missouri School District the league is setting new records for participation.
DKC has hosted five weeknight tournaments this season a full list of results is below:
H.S. Weeknight – UA
Open Congress A
- Regan Amato – Notre Dame
- Timothy McLaughlin – Sumner
- Ashanti Goodlow – Washington
- Angela Carrazco – Sumner
- Ashlynn Freeman – Sumner
Open Congress B
- Suan Sonna – Sumner
- Savannah Miller – Washington
- Amaya Dajani – Sumner
- Callie Cameron – Notre Dame
- Emily Rodriguez – Wyandotte
Novice Speakers
- Mikayla Mielkus – Sumner
- Leona Whalen – Sumner
- Omari Tatum – Southeast
- Lisa Thomas – UA
- Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
- Georgia Brantley – Sumner
- Angelique Drake – Wyandotte
- Rene Crisostomo – Wyandotte
- Maqdas Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
- Ka’Ryn Goodrich-Gonzalez – Allen Village
Teams
- Mikayla Mielkus/Georgia Brantley – Sumner
- Casey Manis, Jr./Leona Whalen – Sumner
- Rene Crisostomo/Angelique Drake – Wyandotte
- Dewayne Pruett-King/Omari Tatum – Southeast
- Nayely Jimenez/Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
- Faith Wesley/Sierra Wright – Wyandotte
- Abraham Morales/Alan Flamenco – Harmon
- Mikkel Taylor/Maqdas Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
- Daniel Yang/Luis Valadez – Harmon
- Aileen Solis-Moreno/Gabriela Perez – Sumner
JV Speakers
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- Jaleon Brown – Sumner
- Neymara Freeman – Sumner
- Brandon Mayberry – Kauffman
- Jason Brown – Kauffman
- Stephan Barratt – Sumner
- De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
JV Teams
- Neymara Freeman/Jaleon Brown – Sumner
- Brandon Mayberry/Jason Brown – Kauffman
- Erick Grajeda/Stephen Baratt – Sumner
- Maleah Taylor/Asia Abernathy – Kauffman
- Wren Pratt-Phillips/De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
- Mauriana Talley/Ti’Junae Miller – UA
Varsity Speakers
- Cheyenne Mielkus – Sumner
- Cheyenne Clopton – Lincoln Prep
- Kasey Romo-Nieves – Sumner
- Raven LaBerrie – UA
- Alex Thompson – Lincoln Prep
Varsity Teams
- Cheyenne Mielkus/Kasey Romo-Nieves – Sumner
- Alex Thompson/Cheyenne Clopton – Lincoln Prep
- Julianna Gabaree/Brenda Aguilera – Turner
- Manuel Garciga/Simone Folsom – Sumner
- Sakina Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
Team Sweepstakes
- Sumner
- Lincoln Prep
- UA
H.S. Weeknight @ Turner Middle
Open Congress
- Briana Maldonado – Wyandotte
- Timothy McLaughlin – Sumner
- Suan Sonna – Sumner
- Ingrid Gomez – Allen Village
- Ashlynn Freeman – Sumner
- Anthony Lazley – Sumner
Novice Speakers
- Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
- Nicholas Shields – UA
- Angelique Drake – Wyandotte
- Jenese Robinson-Smith – Allen Village
- Maqdas Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
Novice Teams
- Nayely Jimenez/Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
- Rene Crisostomo/Angelique Drake – Wyandotte
- Javen McCay/D’Anthony Casey – UA
- Quran Taylor/Clayton Bailey – UA
- Alfredo Sorria – Harmon
JV Speakers
- Sophie French – Lincoln Prep
- De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
- Brandon Mayberry – Kauffman School
- Maleah Taylor – Kauffman School
- Wren Pratt-Phillips – Lincoln Prep
JV Teams
- Sophie French/Wren Pratt-Phillips – Lincoln Prep
- Jason Brown/Brandon Mayberry – Kauffman
- De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
- Maleah Taylor/Ann Nguyen – Kauffman
- Neymara Freeman/Jaleon Brown – Sumner
Varsity Speakers
- Sakina Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
- Raven LaBerrie – UA
- Sydney Moechoe – UA
- Anaia Johnson – Turner
- Byron Williams – UA
Varsity Teams
- Bridget Vogan/Renee Scheib – Turner
- Sakina Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
- Raven LaBerrie – UA
- Byron Williams/Sydney Moechoe – UA
- Chyler Backstrom/Cyra Chronister – Turner
Team Sweepstakes
- UA
- Lincoln Prep
- Sumner
H.S. Weeknight @ Southeast
Open Congress A
- Suan Sonna – Sumner
- Briana Maldonado – Wyandotte
- Emily Rodriguez – Wyandotte
- Eunice Panama – Sumner
- Ashlynn Freeman – Sumner
Open Congress B
- Taylor Pitzl – Notre Dame
- Kate Besong – Center
- Angela Carrazco – Sumner
- Elizabeth Puthumana – Notre Dame
- Adriana Requenes – Sumner
Novice Speakers
- Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
- Clayton Bailey – UA
- Alan Flamenco – Harmon
- La’Raeya Williams-Pierce – Southeast
- Luis Valadez – Harmon
Novice Teams
- Eejan Clarkson/Johnathan Mendoza – UA
- Payton Johnson/Tremon Dodds – Sumner
- Dewayne Pruett-King/Omari Tatum – Southeast
- Alan Flamenco – Harmon
- Nayely Jimenez/Areli Lopez Salas – Harmon
JV Speakers
- Stephen Barratt – Sumner
- Maleah Taylor – Kauffman
- De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
- Payton Earl – Kauffman
- Erick Grjeda – Sumner
JV Teams
- Sophie French/De’Na Newborn – Lincoln Prep
- Maleah Taylor/Ann Nguyen – Kauffman
- Payton Earl/Naya Smith – Kauffman
- Stephen Barratt/Erick Grajeda – Sumner
- Gabriela Perez/Mikayla Mielkus – Sumner
Varsity Speakers
- Kailynn Denson – Allen Village
- Raven Laberrie – UA
- Cheyenne Clopton – Lincoln
- Sakina Bhatti – Lincoln
- Chyler Backstrom – Turner
Varsity Teams
- Kailynn Denson – Allen Village
- Raven LaBerrie – UA
- Sakina Bhatti – Lincoln Prep
- Cyra Chronister/Patricia Salazar – Turner
- Chyler Backstrom/Anaia Johnson – Turner
Team Sweepstakes
- Sumner
- UA
- Allen Village
H.S. Weeknight @ FL Schlagle
Open Student Congress
- Brianna Maldonado, Wyandotte High School
- Emily Rodriguez, Wyandotte High School
- Emanuel Boyd, Allen Village High School
- Darrick Charles, F.L. Schlagle
- Naydel Ferrer, F.L. Schlagle
Novice Policy Debate Speakers
- Areli Lopez Salas, J.C. Harmon High School
- Dewayne Pruett-King, Southeast High School
- Nayely Jimenez, J.C. Harmon High School
- Jayon Kimbrel, University Academy
- Lisa Thomas, University Academy
Novice Policy Debate Teams
- Omari Tatum / Dewayne Pruett-King, Southeast High School
- Vyan Willard / Lisa Thomas, University Academy
- Johnathan Mendoza / Eejan Clarkson, University Academy
- Luis Valadez, J.C. Harmon High School
- Quran Taylor / Aunnica Sanders, University Academy
JV Policy Debate Speakers
- De’Na Newborn, Lincoln College Pre
- Maleah Taylor, Kauffman School
- Shayla Winters, University Academy
- Jason Brown, Kauffman School
- Kam’ron Johnson, University Academy
JV Policy Debate Teams
- Shayla Winters / Kam’ron Johnson, University Academy
- Jordan Ford / Lily Scanlon, University Academy
- Da’Na Newborn, Lincoln College Prep
- Maleah Taylor / Payton Earl, Kauffman School
- Mark Hood, Allen Village
Varsity Policy Speakers and Teams
- Leilah Torres, Allen Village
- Sydney Moechoe, University Academy
Team Sweepstakes
- University Academy
- Allen Village
- Kauffman School
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